Did any of you farm at one time?

I grew some tomatoes on my porch once. I did okay that time, but I’m guilty of mass murder when it comes to plants on more than one occasion

I grew up on a small farm in rural Vernon Parish - corn, watermelons, peas (even cotton for two years) to sell + plus all veggies to eat = but I never engaged in it as a profession after leaving home. Have had gardens when opportunities were right - space and time to tend - Just as a hobby and some fresh veggies - never to rely on But last year was my last garden attempt - too old and infirm to do it any more.

I know it's a tough way to earn a living. I am glad to have had the experience.

Edited because I forgot there are stalker weirdos that mark down personal info.

No, but a farmer in Arkansas was kind enough to show me around his farm and talk to me about his experience.

I remember him pointing across the crops to a chimney and telling me that it was what remained of his grandfather's house. This guy was probably in his early 70's and the land had been farmed by his family all those years.

His farm equipment was immaculate and obviously very expensive.

Inside his home he had a home office set up with all the technology you would expect in any office running a business.

We talked about the costs of chemicals, etc.

And he said that if he had two bad seasons in a row he could lose it all.

Pretty eye opening when you consider everything that can go wrong, from pests, weather and the market.

frick Mini Mike.

Grew up on a farm. Got away from it when I joined the military. Rented most of my acreage out. Been produce farming and raising a small cattle herd the last four years as a means to combat boredom. Successful? Yeah but not sure I could raise a family doing it.

Probably the best thing about it is my kids have learned what it is to work for something.

Bloomberg stayed at a Holiday Inn Express one time. He knows a lot about farming no doubt.

I grew up around a lot of farmers/ranchers back in the 60s and 70s in Franklin Parish. The people were great, the benefits not so much in those days.

I grew up on the family farm in rural North La. My family has lived and farmed there for generations (primarily cotton and soybeans). Neither my sister nor I had the farming inclination (and my father certainly never tried to instill it in us) so we each went in other directions. We lease out the land for someone else to farm (these days it's primarily corn and some winter wheat) and some of my extended family still farms.

My uncle did. Raised cattle, too. Mostly soybeans and hay. My dad sent me to stay with them and help with the farm in the summers and to bale hay in the late summer, then after sitting a few weeks, go back and load it, haul it back to a barn and stack it. Hard work, but it was good to learn appreciation for hard work and pushing yourself.

I was pretty successful at Farmville